ICON BAR

 

The icon bar is designed to give the user easy access to the most commonly used functions in eta/DSI. Some of the functions represented in the icon bar are also located in the different menus. The user may simply click these icons to activate the functions instead of clicking through the menus.

 

 

       NEW

Creates a new database file.

 

       OPEN

Opens a database.

 

              PRINT

Creates a postscript file of the display area and sends the file to the printer (default) or to a file. Prior to printing, the postscript driver must be initialized.

 

    PART ON/OFF

Turns the selected parts on or off. The PART TURN ON/OFF dialog window is displayed once selected.

 

      VIRTUAL X ROTATION

The displayed model will dynamically rotate about the global X-axis when the cursor is moved up or down.

 

       VIRTUAL Y ROTATION

The displayed model will dynamically rotate about the global Y-axis when the cursor is moved up or down.

 

       VIRTUAL Z ROTATION

The displayed model will dynamically rotate about the global Z-axis when the cursor is moved up or down.

 

       SCREEN X ROTATION

The displayed model will dynamically rotate about the screen X-axis when the cursor is moved up or down.

 

       SCREEN Y ROTATION

The displayed model will dynamically rotate about the screen Y-axis when the cursor is moved up or down.

 

       SCREEN Z ROTATION

The displayed model will dynamically rotate about the screen Z-axis when the cursor is moved up or down.

 

Note:       Screen axis rotation uses the display screen as a plane of rotation. The screen X-axis is horizontal. The screen Y-axis vertical and screen Z-axis is perpendicular to screen X and Y.

 

       FREE ROTATION

This function is a combination of SX and SY. Moving the mouse up/down manipulates SX. Moving the mouse left/right manipulates SY. Moving the mouse diagonally combines the movements of both commands. Clicking the left mouse button stops the rotation. This function can also be activated by pressing Control and Left mouse button, and exits by releasing left mouse button.

 

     PAN

This command enables the user to translate the model by following the movement of the cursor. If the cursor is moved off the screen, the cursor reappears at the center of the screen. Clicking the left mouse button stops the pan. This function can also be activated by pressing Control and Middle mouse button, and exits by releasing Middle mouse button.

 

       CURSOR ZOOM

The user picks a point about which to zoom.  The model is centered about this point and the user may move the cursor up or down to zoom in or out. This function can also be activated by pressing Control and Right mouse button, and exits by releasing Right mouse button.

 

Note:       If the cursor is moved off the screen in functions ROTATE, PAN or CURSOR ROOM, the cursor re-appears the opposite of the screen automatically.

 

      WINDOW ZOOM

The user defines the corners of the zoom window by positioning the cursor on the display screen. The user presses the left mouse button and drags the cursor diagonally down until the desired window size is reached. After releasing the left button, the section included in the window is displayed in full screen.

 

      FREE HAND ZOOM

The user defines a free region by pressing the left mouse button and dragging the cursor on the display screen. Release the left button, and the section included the region is displayed in full screen.

 

       ACTIVE WINDOW

This command allows the user to isolate a portion of the displayed geometry/model for more detailed viewing or editing. The user defines the region by dragging a window over the desired area. eta/DSI displays the elements, lines, and surfaces within the window (volume in space) as active. Other objects on the screen remain masked and inactive.

 

      FILL

Rescales the model to include all entities belonging to parts that are currently turned on. FILL automatically zooms in or out until the model fits the viewing area of the screen.

 

       TOP VIEW

Automatically displays the model from the TOP or in the XY-plane.

 

      SIDE VIEW

Automatically displays the model from the SIDE or in the XZ-plane.

 

      REAR VIEW

Automatically displays the model from the REAR or in the YZ-plane.

 

      ISOMETRIC VIEW

Automatically displays the model from the isometric plane (60-degree isometric).

 

       CLEAR

Removes the highlighted entities from the screen.

 

       REDRAW MODEL

eta/DSI updates the screen after each command. Occasionally, the use of specific commands requires updating of the image with an additional step (e.g., when operating the dynamic zoom at the same time that the element normal are displayed, it is necessary to activate the REDRAW command to resize the arrows that represent the element normal).

 

       CLEAR NODE

Clear the display of connecting nodes

 

       CLEAR ELEMENT

Clear the display of connecting elements

 

       IDENTIFY NODE

This function enables the user to identify any node.

 

              IDENDFIY ELEMENT

This function enables the user to identify any element.

 

              DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO NODES

This function enables the user to calculate the distance between two nodes.

 

              ANGLE BETWEEN THREE NODES

This function enables the user to measure the angle between two vectors formed by three nodes.